Maternité Baoulé

Female statuette representing a young mother standing with her legs slightly bent on a stylized high stool, holding a small baby in her hands on her belly. She is adorned with a long necklace made of glass beads and wears a fabric cover-up. The ears are off-axis, the hairstyle in two parts: the upper part in a crest adorned with a jewel and surrounded by a band of fine braids, and the lower part attached in a twist. Numerous characteristic scarifications all over the body.
Wood with a crusty patina.
Ivory Coast, Baule ethnic group
11x10x62cm